Pinega

Pinega (English) Пинега (Russian)
-  Rural locality  - Settlement
Location of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia
Pinega Location of Pinega in Arkhangelsk Oblast
Coordinates: 64°42′00″N 43°23′42″E / 64.70000°N 43.39500°E / 64.70000; 43.39500Coordinates: 64°42′00″N 43°23′42″E / 64.70000°N 43.39500°E / 64.70000; 43.39500
The coat of arms of Pinega as established in 1780
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Arkhangelsk Oblast
Administrative district	Pinezhsky District
Selsoviet	Pinezhsky Selsoviet
Administrative center of	Pinezhsky Selsoviet
Municipal status (as of February 2010)
Municipal district	Pinezhsky Municipal District
Rural settlement	Pinezhskoye Rural Settlement
Administrative center of	Pinezhskoye Rural Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	3,225 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)

Pinega (Russian: Пинега) is a rural locality (a settlement), formerly a town, in Pinezhsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pinega River (hence the name). It serves as the administrative center of Pinezhsky Selsoviet, one of the seventeen selsoviets into which the district is administratively divided. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Pinezhskoye Rural Settlement, one of the fifteen rural settlements in the district. Population: 3,225 (2010 Census);3,763 (2002 Census);4,401 (1989 Census)..

Pinega was known from 17th century as the pogost of Pinezhsky Volok. In the course of the administrative reform performed in 1708 by Peter the Great the area was included into Archangelgorod Governorate, with the creation of Kevrolsky Uyezd. The center of the uyezd was located in Kevrola, now a village. In 1780, the Governorate was abolished and transformed into Vologda Viceroyalty, with the creation of Pinezhsky Uyezd in place of the Kevrolsky Uyezd. The center of the uyezd was Pinega, which thereby became a town. In 1796, Pinezhsky Uyezd moved into the Arkhangelsk Governorate. In 1897, the population of Pinega was 992. In 1925 the town of Pinega, while still being the center of the uyezd, was downgraded to a selo, and in February 1927, Pinezhsky Uyezd was abolished and merged into Arkhangelsky Uyezd.

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